Amnesty Moves to Stop 128 Iraqi Executions

Says international standards may have been ignored in trials

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 13, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – Amnesty International has called for Iraq not to execute 128 prisoners sentenced to death, saying their trials may not have conformed with international rules, Reuters reports. Amnesty says Iraq should release the names of and charges against the prisoners, noting that capital punishment is an... Read full story »

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